GB365645A - Improved means for slowing down the rate of fire of automatic guns - Google Patents

Improved means for slowing down the rate of fire of automatic guns

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Publication number
GB365645A
GB365645A GB31985/30A GB3198530A GB365645A GB 365645 A GB365645 A GB 365645A GB 31985/30 A GB31985/30 A GB 31985/30A GB 3198530 A GB3198530 A GB 3198530A GB 365645 A GB365645 A GB 365645A
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Prior art keywords
actuator
breech
rate
guns
bolt
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GB31985/30A
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AUTO ORDNANCE CORP
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AUTO ORDNANCE CORP
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A3/00—Breech mechanisms, e.g. locks
    • F41A3/12—Bolt action, i.e. the main breech opening movement being parallel to the barrel axis
    • F41A3/54—Bolt locks of the unlocked type, i.e. being inertia operated
    • F41A3/56—Bolt locks of the unlocked type, i.e. being inertia operated the bolt being provided with an additional slidable mass
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
    • F41A19/03—Shot-velocity control
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A3/00—Breech mechanisms, e.g. locks
    • F41A3/64—Mounting of breech-blocks; Accessories for breech-blocks or breech-block mountings

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Abstract

365,645. Automatic guns. AUTOORDNANCE CORPORATION, 302, Broadway, New York, U.S.A. Oct. 24, 1930, No. 31985. Convention date, Oct. 24, 1929. [Classes 92 (ii) and 119.] Relates to automatic guns of the kind operating on the Blish principle, according to which the breech-block is locked by friction which is overcome when the gas pressure falls, as described in Specification 14368/14, [Class 92 (ii), Ordnance &c.], and further to such guns comprising interconnected relatively movable parts, namely the breech-bolt 11, the locking bolt 18, and the actuator 16, as described for example in Specification 161,128, [Class 92 (ii), Ordnance &c.]. The present invention consists in a method of slowing down the rate of fire by adding weight to the actuator 16. In the gun shown, the actuator is elongated to the rear of the broken line x-x shown in Fig. 3 to provide a longitudinal bore to receive one end of the recoil spring 19 the other end of which abuts against a shoulder 23 on a rod 21 that compresses a buffer 27. In an example given for a -45 calibre gun, the breech-bolt weighs 1 lb., the recoil spring has a force of 6 lbs. when the breech is closed, and the actuator weighs from 5 to 10 ounces. When the weight of the actuator was increased from 2¥ to 6¥ ounces, the rate of firing per minute was diminished from 800 to 600.
GB31985/30A 1929-10-24 1930-10-24 Improved means for slowing down the rate of fire of automatic guns Expired GB365645A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US402170A US1817321A (en) 1929-10-24 1929-10-24 Firearm

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GB365645A true GB365645A (en) 1932-01-25

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US (1) US1817321A (en)
CH (1) CH155498A (en)
DE (1) DE593603C (en)
FR (1) FR704310A (en)
GB (1) GB365645A (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2430489A (en) * 1943-04-16 1947-11-11 J A Cornett Breech mechanism for machine guns
US4827652A (en) * 1987-10-02 1989-05-09 Martin Ernest J T Cocking-bar, target-framing and range-finding, carrying, hanging and standing device

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DE593603C (en) 1934-03-01
US1817321A (en) 1931-08-04
CH155498A (en) 1932-06-30
FR704310A (en) 1931-05-18

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